. "12"^^ . "1"^^ . "1"^^ . . "2012-09-06T00:00:00"^^ . "Long story short , these guys are crooks. Liars. Greedy. Their mothers would be (and probably are) ashamed. If you want , Skip to the last paragraph to spoil the story and find out what to expect when dealing with them.\n\nMy Experience\n\nI had brought my scooter in for a new intake , as mine had just fallen off while driving around town. I didn't think it was a big deal because I knew Performance Scooter was just down the road. \nI putted in and explained my situation to them. I wanted to know my options. The guy working there told me my scooter was just a pile of crap , and I should buy one of his. And there was really only one option , a cheap knock off K&N filter that they will connect to a piece of rubber they chopped off some other intake that was laying around. For $80.00 installed. I thought this was a good deal , considering any mechanic knows if you change an intake on a motor you will have affected the air fuel mixture , and thus will need to jet the carburetor. I didn't want to spend the time jetting the carb my self , as it would be my first time for this carb/motor and I didn't have a good baseline to start. Also I had to be to work in about 1.5 hours. I accepted the deal.\n The guy working there told me he had just crashed pretty hard on a scooter and had broken some ribs. So he needed me to install the intake , because he could hardly move. I bolted on the parts he had given me.\n\"There! Its going to run much better , and way faster now!\" The man said.\n\"What about all these disconnected , lose , vacuum lines that are just dangling now? What about the jetting? And the cotton air filter is dry , it needs to be oiled!\" I replied.\nHis response \"It doesn't need oil , it doesn't need jetting. Its much better off now.\" I argued with him another few minutes , and decided I would leave , and try it out. \"Maybe scooters are much more simple\" , I thought , and went on my way , as I was becoming late for work. \nInstantly I noticed the scooter was running poorly. I used to be able to reach 70mph , and now its topping out at 35 , and its taking forever to even get to 35. I got to work late. That evening after work the scooter would not start.\nI called a friend and trucked the scooter home. In the morning the scooter still would not start. I trucked the scooter back to Performance Scooter. They told me they would look at it and get back to me. \n5 days later they called and said \n\"I don't know how much money you wanna put into this thing, but you can just buy a new one from me. Otherwise you are looking at $400.00 and I don't even know if that is going to fix it.\" \nI told him screw it. Leave it outside and ill pick it up when i get off work. I called my friend again , and trucked the scooter home. I could tell they had actually worked on it. The vacuum lines were all connected , at least. \nI gave up on my little scooter. I bought a new scooter (NOT from Performance Scooter!).\n6 months or so pass. My old scooter is sitting , collecting dust , and spider webs. I had a few days off , and figured I would start messing with the old scooter , kill some time and when its all fixed ill have an extra scoot for a buddy. I crouch down to get a better look at things and found it.\n\nA SURGICAL CLAMP ON MY FUEL LINE!!!! I removed the clamp and tried the starter. IT FIRED RIGHT UP. THE FIRST TRY , AFTER SITTING FOR 6 MONTHS!!!\nThey put a clamp on the fuel line so my carburetor would not get gas , and my scooter would not run so that I would pay them more for extra \"repairs\"!! I was shocked! Angry! After all the trouble I went through. For nothing but GREED!\nShame on Performance Scooter. These guys should be in jail."^^ . "2"^^ . .